| Birth | Abt 1876 | Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, Cheshire | | | |
| Residence | 1881 | with his unmarried mother and maternal grandparents - 65, Peel Street, Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire | | | |
| Residence | 1891 | with his mother and stepfather - 7, Cobden Place, Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire | | | |
| Occupation | 1891 | apprentice - Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire | | | |
| Marriage | 1899 | Birkenhead Registration District, Cheshire - Sarah Taylor NORMAN | | | |
| Residence (family) | 1901 | with James' mother and stepfather - 207, Old Chester Road, Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire - Sarah Taylor NORMAN | | | |
| Occupation | 1901 | electric supply store keeper - Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire | | | |
| Residence (family) | 1911 | 3, Beech View, Sidney Terrace, Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire - Sarah Taylor NORMAN | | | |
| Occupation | 1911 | ship builders and engineer's engine cost clerk - Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire | | | |
| Death | 1916 | Birkenhead Registration District, Cheshire | | | |